State v. Scott’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

222 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 222 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Upon defendant's motion for dismissal, the question for the Court is whether there is substantial evidence (1) of each essential element of the offense charged, or of a lesser offense included therein, and (2) of defendant's being the perpetrator of such offense. If so, the motion is properly denied.”

   40 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 199 N.C. App. 319 - State v. McNair · 260 N.C. App. 698 - State v. Wilson

2. “Substantial evidence is that amount of relevant evidence necessary to persuade a rational juror to accept a conclusion.”

   9 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 252 N.C. App. 200 - State v. Stroud · 253 N.C. App. 525 - State v. Burris

3. “(a) A motion for dismissal for insufficiency of the evidence to sustain a conviction may be made at the following times: (1) Upon close of the State’s evidence. (2) Upon close of all the evidence. (3) After return of a verdict of guilty and before entry of judgment. (4) After discharge of the jury without a verdict and before the end of the session. (b) Failure to make the motion at the close of the State’s evidence or after all the evidence is not a bar to making the motion at a later time as provided in subsection (a). (c) The judge must rule on a motion to dismiss for insufficiency of the evidence before the trial may proceed.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 252 N.C. App. 200 - State v. Stroud · 167 N.C. App. 63 - State v. Peoples